A fisherfolk and environmental group on Wednesday asked the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) to stop two-dozen reclamation and seabed quarrying projects in Manila Bay, citing long-term irreparable effects on the environment and livelihood of 300,000 fishermen. Groups Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment also cited damage to the entire country in terms of food security and patrimony in seeking a writ of kalikasan and continuing mandamus from the high court. “The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of dredging and reclamation have a domino effect on the historical, cultural and sentimental values and other uses of Manila Bay,” the plaintiffs said in an 87-page pleading.

Hufana, C. M. A. (2024, December 12). Environmental groups ask SC to stop reclamation, dredging in Manila Bay. BusinessWorld, p. S1/12.